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by 215 full page plates, that was published under patronage and 

 privately printed in Honolulu, in June, 1913. Most of the field 

 work on which this book is based was done when Mr. Rock was a 

 regular member of the staff of this Board. 



It was the intention of the Board to publish as a Bulletin, 

 but in somewhat more amplified form, tlus general description of 

 the Botanical Regions of Hawaii that constitutes the introduction 

 to Mr. Rock's book. But lack of funds, due to the financial re- 

 trenchment of the spring of 1914, made it necessary to postpone 

 the issuance of this publication. 



As usual routine reports of the Division of Forestry in manu- 

 script have been made to the Commissioners every month, together 

 with many reports on Forest Reserves and other forest matters. 

 The greater part of these reports have later appeared in the 

 Board's monthly magazine, "The Hawaiian Forester and Agri- 

 culturist." 



During the past two years a series of special, and in a measure 

 confidential, reports on forest conditions on each island have 

 been prepared for the- information of the Commissioners. The 

 preparation of all these reports has taken not a little time, but in 

 making them the policy of the Board has been complied with. 



In July of each year, statements for the Governor to use in 

 making up his annual report have also been drawn up, and in 

 January, 1914, a brief report of the Division of Forestry for 

 1913 was prepared, which was published with the reports of the 

 other divisions of the Board in the "Hawaiian Forester and Agri- 

 culturist" for May, 1914. 



FOREST FIRES. 



The forest fire record for this Territory continues to be grati- 

 fy ingly short. None of the fires reported in 1913 did serious 

 damage although several required not a little hard work to put out 

 before they should reach alarming proportions. The localities 

 and dates of the fires in 1913 and from January to August inclu- 

 sive, 1914, are as follows: 



1913 



Feb. 3 Waipio, Oahu. 

 Mar. 9 Kalihi Valley, Honolulu, Calm. 

 " 13 Pacific Heights, Honolulu, Oahu. 



30 Honouliuli, above Kunia, Oahu. 

 Apr. 20 Ninole, Kau, Hawaii. 

 May 20 Kapaa Homesteads, Kauai. 

 July 23 Pukoo, Molokai. 

 Aug. 8 Waipouli, Kauai. 



Wahiawa, Oahu (two). 



